H&E stain kit
December 2018—Sakura Finetek USA launched the Tissue-Tek Prisma H&E Stain Kit #1, specifically designed for the Tissue-Tek Prisma line of stainers.
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Cell stabilization product line
December 2018—Mawi DNA Technologies launched its iSwab-Cells cell stabilization product line. Designed to collect and stabilize intact cells for up to four weeks at room temperature, the sample collection system enables users to perform multiple omics analyses from the same sample.
BRACAnalysis CDx gets expanded approval
December 2018—Myriad Genetics announced FDA approval of its BRACAnalysis CDx to identify patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have a germline BRCA mutation and are eligible for treatment with Pfizer’s PARP inhibitor, Talzena (talazoparib).
BD launches TB test in Europe
December 2018—BD announced the availability of the CE-marked BD Max MDR-TB panel in Europe. Clinicians can use the single PCR-based molecular diagnostic test to simultaneously detect bacteria that cause tuberculosis and determine if the bacteria contain mutations associated with resistance to two first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin.
FDA grants EUA for Chembio Ebola test
December 2018—Chembio Diagnostics announced FDA emergency use authorization for its DPP Ebola Antigen System for use with human capillary fingerstick whole blood, EDTA venous whole blood, and EDTA plasma. The test detects viral antigens and provides qualitative results in 15 to 20 minutes when used with the handheld, battery-operated DPP Micro Reader.
Bone marrow engraftment assay
December 2018—Agena Bioscience released its Chimeric ID Panel, designed to reduce the time and cost of performing chimerism analysis for bone marrow engraftment monitoring studies.
QIAamp PowerFecal Pro DNA Kit
December 2018—Qiagen announced the worldwide launch of the QIAamp PowerFecal Pro DNA Kit, for the extraction of high-quality DNA from fecal and gut samples.
Online diagnostic encyclopedia of medicine
December 2018—Knowledge-Quest announced a new virtual textbook titled “Diagnostic Encyclopedia of Medicine,” or DxEM, a digital library for medical diagnosis available at dxconcur.com.
Direct-to-consumer pharmacogenetic reports
December 2018—The FDA has granted 23andMe de novo authorization to offer direct-to-consumer reports on pharmacogenetics. The authorization allows 23andMe to report variants in multiple genes that are associated with how an individual may metabolize some medications.
OncoBeam shows clinical value for melanoma patients
December 2018—Sysmex Inostics announced publication of a study in the Journal of Molecular Oncology (Rowe SP, et al. 2018;12[10]:1661–1672) highlighting the clinical value of blood-based ctDNA mutation testing to complement standard-of-care management of patients with advanced melanoma.